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Washington DCYF secretary resignation calls mount over Green Hill safety lapses
(The Center Square) – Calls are growing louder for the resignation of Ross Hunter, the director of the Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families who was appointed to the position by Gov. Jay Inslee. Pressure has been mounting for months over critical safety issues and violence directed at staff and inmates at the Green Hill School teen detention facility in Chehalis, which falls under the direction of DCYF. ...
Microsoft plans September cybersecurity event to discuss changes after CrowdStrike outage
Microsoft said Friday it will hold a conference in September for cybersecurity firms to discuss ways the industry can evolve following a faulty CrowdStrike software update that caused millions of Windows computers to crash in July. The incident sent internet-connected systems into disarray. Airlines canceled thousands of flights, logistics companies...
Washington joins feds in suit against maker of apartment rental pricing software
Washington is one of eight states to join the U.S. Department of Justice in an antitrust lawsuit filed Friday against RealPage Inc., arguing the company’s software has enabled landlords to coordinate in inflating apartment rent prices. The suit says the company contracts with competing landlords who share “granular rental data,” including information on prices in […]
How Bad Will Washington’s Winter Be? Farmers’ Almanac Says…
When summer hits, all I hear from family members and friends is, “It’s too hot!!!”. Then, a couple of months later, when winter hits, all they say is, “It’s too cold!!!”. And in that rare time frame between the two extremes, I get, “It’s too pumpkin’...
Spartan Rec Center closed for maintenance August 24 - September 8, 2024
Spartan Recreation Center will be closed for annual maintenance from August 24 – September 8, reopening Monday, September 9, 2024, at 7:00am. During this time, the wood floors will be refinished, and the facility will be deeply cleaned. Spartan staff will be working remotely or taking a vacation, but...
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